Pasuth Thothaveesansuk
@pasuth.info
PhD candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill studying international history (UN, internationalism, decolonization, pandas)
Also: running, iced coffee
Also: running, iced coffee
history department happy hour once the europeanists have had a few pilsner urquells:
been getting a lot of questions about this. some quick answers:
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
I need to be clear that I am NOT!
trying to restart World War I
trying to restart World War I
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
history department happy hour once the europeanists have had a few pilsner urquells:
The Royal Thai Navy has recovered weapons from abandoned Cambodian forward outposts, among them an MBV-78A2 antipersonnel landmine—illegal under the Ottawa Convention. Yesterday another Thai soldier suffered injuries from stepping on antipersonnel landmine. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen....
Weapons found at Cambodian bases
The navy has seized abandoned weapons, including an anti-personnel landmine, at three Cambodian operational bases in Trat, says navy spokesman Rear Adm Parach Rattanachaipan.
www.bangkokpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The Royal Thai Navy has recovered weapons from abandoned Cambodian forward outposts, among them an MBV-78A2 antipersonnel landmine—illegal under the Ottawa Convention. Yesterday another Thai soldier suffered injuries from stepping on antipersonnel landmine. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen....
Thailand really had a Condorcet paradox of an election:
- absolute majority for conservatives via constituency votes (Bhumjaithai + Kla Tham)
- popularity win for progressives and liberals via party-list votes (People's Party + Democrats)
- clear majority in favor of constitutional reform (65-35)
- absolute majority for conservatives via constituency votes (Bhumjaithai + Kla Tham)
- popularity win for progressives and liberals via party-list votes (People's Party + Democrats)
- clear majority in favor of constitutional reform (65-35)
February 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Thailand really had a Condorcet paradox of an election:
- absolute majority for conservatives via constituency votes (Bhumjaithai + Kla Tham)
- popularity win for progressives and liberals via party-list votes (People's Party + Democrats)
- clear majority in favor of constitutional reform (65-35)
- absolute majority for conservatives via constituency votes (Bhumjaithai + Kla Tham)
- popularity win for progressives and liberals via party-list votes (People's Party + Democrats)
- clear majority in favor of constitutional reform (65-35)
Some people are saying this is a polling miss, but really NIDA did a pretty good job reflecting the party-list shares. Everyone knew the conservative parties were going to outperform in constituency votes, but I think Bhumjaithai managed to exceed that somehow. Absolute majority for the right.
Bhumjaithai on track to win general election www.coffeeparliament.com/p/bhumjaitha...
Bhumjaithai On Track to Win Election
Dark blue surge
www.coffeeparliament.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Some people are saying this is a polling miss, but really NIDA did a pretty good job reflecting the party-list shares. Everyone knew the conservative parties were going to outperform in constituency votes, but I think Bhumjaithai managed to exceed that somehow. Absolute majority for the right.
we have never been more back in a very long time
Is a bad season turning into a good one for Manchester United?
With their 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, they now have 44 points, two more than they achieved last season.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
With their 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, they now have 44 points, two more than they achieved last season.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
February 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
we have never been more back in a very long time
If you are getting bored during the Parade of Nations, I highly recommend you catch up on your Olympics history reading through this thread compiled by @hdhudson.bsky.social!
The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina start in 10 days! I’ll share historical facts & related history
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
If you are getting bored during the Parade of Nations, I highly recommend you catch up on your Olympics history reading through this thread compiled by @hdhudson.bsky.social!
After years of discourse on the decline of the LDP, turns out Takaichi is about to receive the Mandate of Heaven this Sunday.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Japan PM Takaichi's party poised for landslide victory, poll shows
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is likely to score a landslide victory in next week's lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper showed, heightening the chance the country wi...
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
After years of discourse on the decline of the LDP, turns out Takaichi is about to receive the Mandate of Heaven this Sunday.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hey friends @chapelhillgov.bsky.social, do y’all happen to know if neighbors and businesses are responsible for clearing their sidewalks of ice? There are quite a few dangerous blocks still along Rosemary Ave towards the @carrboronc.bsky.social border as well as on Cameron Ave in front of Granville.
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Hey friends @chapelhillgov.bsky.social, do y’all happen to know if neighbors and businesses are responsible for clearing their sidewalks of ice? There are quite a few dangerous blocks still along Rosemary Ave towards the @carrboronc.bsky.social border as well as on Cameron Ave in front of Granville.
this is what I call football eritage
Jose Mourinho thanks you all for doubting him
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
this is what I call football eritage
and manchester united fans have never been more willing to spend money on merch in years
I've won [the Man United/Stone Roses collab is stunning] but at what cost [Patrick Dorgu is out for 10 weeks]
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
and manchester united fans have never been more willing to spend money on merch in years
Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is worth reading for many reasons, but the way he invoked Václav Havel’s The Power of the Powerless is especially compelling. The greengrocer remains a timeless metaphor. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...
www.pm.gc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is worth reading for many reasons, but the way he invoked Václav Havel’s The Power of the Powerless is especially compelling. The greengrocer remains a timeless metaphor. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Not the Japanese PM stealing the Asian elections news cycle from Thailand by calling for snap elections on the very same day… www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Japan PM readies snap election, February 8 ballot eyed
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap parliamentary election, the secretary general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing f...
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Not the Japanese PM stealing the Asian elections news cycle from Thailand by calling for snap elections on the very same day… www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
"[T]he Cambodian side had contacted a Thai military unit and claimed "there was no intention to fire into Thai territory," adding "the incident was caused by an operational error by Cambodian personnel."" An "explosive" pile of garbage led to a mortar fire, apparently. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
"[T]he Cambodian side had contacted a Thai military unit and claimed "there was no intention to fire into Thai territory," adding "the incident was caused by an operational error by Cambodian personnel."" An "explosive" pile of garbage led to a mortar fire, apparently. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Well this seems a bit inconvenient for the budding peace process. Between the land mine incident and now this, the Thai armed forces are exercising quite some restraint by not retaliating. Border clashes resuming could provide quite the wildcard for the elections. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Cambodia breaks ceasefire, Thai soldier wounded
Cambodia broke the ceasefire on Tuesday morning, firing mortar rounds at the Chong Bok area of Ubon Ratchathani and wounding a Thai soldier, the 2nd Army said.
www.bangkokpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Well this seems a bit inconvenient for the budding peace process. Between the land mine incident and now this, the Thai armed forces are exercising quite some restraint by not retaliating. Border clashes resuming could provide quite the wildcard for the elections. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Obligatory “there is, just very difficult to enforce,” but this can get quite slippery: should we also say that there is no such thing as domestic law? You can make the very same argument with the federal judiciary now stuck relying on an executive that will not enforce rulings that go against them.
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Obligatory “there is, just very difficult to enforce,” but this can get quite slippery: should we also say that there is no such thing as domestic law? You can make the very same argument with the federal judiciary now stuck relying on an executive that will not enforce rulings that go against them.
I’m proud to be able to say I’ve already been a Yannick Nézet-Séguin fan before today and that I knew he was going to do a revolutionary job—after all, he has an amazing taste in US college basketball. #neujahrskonzert #goheels
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I’m proud to be able to say I’ve already been a Yannick Nézet-Séguin fan before today and that I knew he was going to do a revolutionary job—after all, he has an amazing taste in US college basketball. #neujahrskonzert #goheels
I did not have Yannick Nézet-Séguin going rogue and roaming the hall during the Radetzky March on my 2026 New Years' Concert bingo card, but that was amazing. #neujahrskonzert
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I did not have Yannick Nézet-Séguin going rogue and roaming the hall during the Radetzky March on my 2026 New Years' Concert bingo card, but that was amazing. #neujahrskonzert
This has been the best New Years Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic in a while. Turns out we do need more Québec in classical music. #neujahrskonzert
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
This has been the best New Years Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic in a while. Turns out we do need more Québec in classical music. #neujahrskonzert
As expected with the restrained Thai response through the Foreign Ministry, Thailand has now released the 18 Cambodian soldiers, fulfilling its end of the ceasefire agreement. Perhaps we will indeed leave all this behind in 2025 and move forward into a more peaceful 2026. www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
As expected with the restrained Thai response through the Foreign Ministry, Thailand has now released the 18 Cambodian soldiers, fulfilling its end of the ceasefire agreement. Perhaps we will indeed leave all this behind in 2025 and move forward into a more peaceful 2026. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yup—multipolarity by itself does not really mean anything without considering the actual foreign policy orientation of those poles. People forget that the original model for postwar liberal internationalism was also a multipolar one i.e. Roosevelt’s “Four Policemen”—US, UK, Soviet Union, and China.
Brazil and maybe RSA support multipolarity for its own sake but China, Russia, and to an extent India are really looking forward to a world where there are no norms against great powers pushing around smaller ones
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-number-o...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-number-o...
The Number of Geopolitical “Poles” is Irrelevant Compared to their Disposition
The discourse about the structure of the world political order has come to turn increasingly around the question of ‘poles’ of geopolitical power—centers of influence and control, usually assumed to b...
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yup—multipolarity by itself does not really mean anything without considering the actual foreign policy orientation of those poles. People forget that the original model for postwar liberal internationalism was also a multipolar one i.e. Roosevelt’s “Four Policemen”—US, UK, Soviet Union, and China.
A few interesting aspects from the Yunnan China-Cambodia-Thailand trilateral meeting press release: "China will continue to play a constructive role in facilitating the rebuilding of trust and achieving lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand in the Asian way." 1/n www.mfa.go.th/en/content/p...
Press Release of China-Cambodia-Thailand Fuxian Meeting (29 December 2025) - กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ
Press Release of China-Cambodia-Thailand Fuxian Meeting (29 December 2025)
www.mfa.go.th
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A few interesting aspects from the Yunnan China-Cambodia-Thailand trilateral meeting press release: "China will continue to play a constructive role in facilitating the rebuilding of trust and achieving lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand in the Asian way." 1/n www.mfa.go.th/en/content/p...
China hosting this trilat with Thailand and Cambodia in Yunnan i.e. China’s southern border with Southeast Asia also sends another message: unlike a distant US, this is China’s backyard and through brokering peace it demonstrates its influence as the region’s superpower.
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
China hosts trilateral talks in bid to cement Thailand-Cambodia truce
Top diplomat Wang Yi to meet Thai and Cambodian counterparts as Beijing seeks to solidify its role as international mediator.
www.scmp.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
China hosting this trilat with Thailand and Cambodia in Yunnan i.e. China’s southern border with Southeast Asia also sends another message: unlike a distant US, this is China’s backyard and through brokering peace it demonstrates its influence as the region’s superpower.
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
If you eat Pop-Tarts for winning the Pop-Tarts Bowl, do you file a Form 1040 for winning the TaxSlayer bowl? #gohoos
The University of Virginia has been playing football since 1888. This is the first time the Cavaliers have ever won 11 games in a single season. Heck of a year for Tony Elliott and the Hoos.
December 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If you eat Pop-Tarts for winning the Pop-Tarts Bowl, do you file a Form 1040 for winning the TaxSlayer bowl? #gohoos